I agree with you about the importance of providing students with a variety of ways to communicate. I've been a teacher for two years, and I've already worked with students who communicate with assistive technology (communication board), "Yes/No" buttons, American Sign Language, verbally...You name it!

I think one important aspect of the reading materials and videos was the importance to provide multiple means of expression of the students emergent literacy behaviors. This could be, as some of you... more

I love that you talk about the different forms of communication here. In my student teaching placement we actually had a student who was non-verbal and she communicated through hand gestures. Towards ... more

Thats an interesting question. I wonder the same thing. To change the behavior and transition to a verbal response, would you stop responding to the hand tap and ask for a verbal request? Would this... more

Yes, the devices used to assist individuals with ASD were great. I had never seen devices like those used before. While watching Matthew and his mom read and use one of these devices I was skeptical... more

I did not notice that JR was tapping the teacher's hand when he wanted the teacher to erase the board! I originally didn't like that the teacher was erasing what he worked on, and thought maybe she... more

I wrote the post above and included my original message as well. I somehow got signed out when I posted! I did not notice that JR was tapping the teacher's hand when he wanted the teacher to erase... more

I think it is a great thing for these students to have so many different ways to write or communicate right there in front of them. As to transitioning a student from slapping a hand to verbal or... more